Wednesday, August 6, 2025, will forever be etched in Ghana’s memory as a day of profound loss — a day when eight distinguished Ghanaians set out to serve their country but never returned.

Just as the Akan people have their famous Adinkra symbols, the Ga people also possess a rich symbolic tradition known as Ga Samai. While the symbols have existed for generations, one man is expanding the collection and giving it fresh expression — Dr Richard Afutu Kotei, son of the late Amon Kotei, the designer of Ghana’s Coat of Arms.

The Africa Future Leaders Institute of Global Affairs (AFLIGA) is set to host the inaugural edition of its Thought Leadership Series on Wednesday, August 7, 2025, at its International Secretariat in Accra. 

It was an evening of healing, music and hope as Abenatay Ministries, in partnership with the Mental Health Authority hosted “Surviving the Mood”, a mental health awareness night on bipolar disorder and other mood-related conditions.

As a pop-up handbag auction opens in London, a fashion frenzy is gripping venerable auction houses – and sending prices sky high. Can fashion ever be on a par with a Picasso?

"I like my money where I can see it. Hanging in my closet," says Carrie Bradshaw in the 2000s TV series Sex and the City, and it would appear that an increasing number of collectors do, too, with archival fashion auctions fetching record prices. 

Last year, two fresh students met in one of our universities and immediately fell in love.

They were all over each other and earned nicknames in what appeared to be an exciting and fulfilling relationship.

However, few months into the relationship, when the woman contracted a strange disease, the man left her.

It was a joy having an elder brother when growing up. Both of us could share almost everything we had.

Though we were three (3) years apart, we could exchange our clothes and no one would notice. What I had, he could wear. What he had, I usually wore.

Dietician Madam Etornam Bansah and gym instructor Mr. Julius Siakpornu have stressed the need for young people to take control of their health by paying attention to their diet and committing to regular physical activity.

The successful growing of foreign fruits such as apples, strawberries, pomegranates and grapes by many Ghanaians who practice backyard farming has challenged the age-old belief that such fruits could only do well in cold temperatures.

A Certified Marriage Counsellor, Dr John Boakye, has advised women who do not receive gifts from their partners after being delivered of babies not to be disappointed.

Every profession has its pinnacle. In the judiciary, that summit is the Supreme Court. For Justice Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo, reaching that height is not only a personal milestone but a call to national service.

We eventually become what we consistently see. Exposure defines our worldview and our worldview shapes our mindset and character. One’s character is not moulded out of a vacuum. Our preferences are borne out of what we have consistently been exposed to.

If Africa is serious about untying the next generation from the shackles of slavery (or neo-colonialism), it must be serious about telling its story ─ the African story. As far as storytelling is concerned, we must move beyond the level of consumption to the level of production. 

The announcement by the Minister of Education that the teacher licensure examination should end in August has attracted the concern of stakeholders who value quality in education.

Considered a quality assurance measure, its cancellation raises apprehension. The examination has consistently revealed that a cross-section of teachers possesses woefully inadequate professional knowledge. 

The Global Findex Database (GFD) 2025, released on July 16, shows that Ghana’s Financial Inclusion Index improved in 2024, moving to 80 per cent, from 68 per cent in 2021. Good news, right?

In a bid to ensure that her younger sister could complete polytechnic education, Mrs Mary Abena Mintah Mifetu put her education on hold and took a job as a cleaner to support the family financially.

A Chinese woman identified as Mrs Jiang was shocked to find little chicks around her home when she returned from a trip. 

Mrs Jiang bought three cartons of eggs before heading out for a short trip. Two days later, she returned to high-pitched chirping and fluffy yellow chicks across the floor.  

In 2022, a Canadian politician, Dominic Cardy, was on vacation in Ukraine. He visited sites that had experienced Russian bombings and  been damaged, and he shared multiple images and videos on his personal X (Twitter) account.

In 2021, British internet personality Miles Routledge visited Afghanistan during the Fall of Kabul, and has since returned multiple times. He was captured and detained by the Taliban for several months. He shared photos, livestreams, videos and stories from Afghanistan online, as well as later recounting his experiences in interviews and a book.

The selling of family houses to corporate institutions, groups and individuals in many of the Ga communities has, in recent times, become a trend, rendering many young people homeless.

The practice, according to some Ga traditional leaders, could be attributed to greed and protracted litigation among some families.

A legal practitioner has clarified that couples who marry under customary (traditional) law are legally permitted to use the titles “Mr.” and “Mrs.” after their marriage ceremony.

A legal practitioner, Victor Owusu Asante, has addressed a common misconception among some Ghanaians regarding the legal status and protections of customary marriage — also known as traditional—marriage.

Educators, students and professionals within the suburb of Chorkor in Accra have benefited from a week-long training in modern aquaculture and sustainable food production practices.